Staff Software Engineer, Platform

Vancouver, Toronto or Remote (Canada). Posted 2 months ago

The role

The Staff Software Engineer will architect key systems like databases and distributed jobs to meet scaling needs. You will design developer tooling, drive observability, and mentor engineering teams on reliable system design.

What you will do

Architect future versions of key systems like databases and distributed jobs.
Design and implement developer tooling for safer and easier deployments.
Drive excellence in observability and monitoring.
Guide incident response and build a great on-call experience.
Collaborate with engineering teams to maintain technical quality.
Address technical debt, upgrades, and platform improvements.
Mentor engineering on designing reliable, fault-tolerant systems and runbooks.

Required qualifications

8+ years of experience with backend technologies in a public cloud environment.
Proven track record of scaling and troubleshooting production systems or services while leading cross-functional projects.
Deep understanding of end-to-end request flow and system component interaction across the stack.
Strong fundamental knowledge of SLAs and SLOs.
Experience managing tech debt and driving engineering quality improvements across multiple teams.

Nice to have

Experience with opentelemetry, statsd, or Prometheus.
Working knowledge of compliance frameworks like PCI and SOC2.
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, cloudformation, etc).
Familiarity with Sidekiq, Redis, or other async job processing systems.
Experience with mobile app infrastructure (Capacitor, React Native).
Experience building internal tooling or bots to improve engineering workflows.
Interest in financial services, accounting, and/or self-employment.

Benefits

401K, FSA, and Commuter Benefits
12 weeks of flexible parental leave
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits (100% covered for employees, 90% for dependents)
Work anywhere in the United States or Canada
Meaningful equity
Generous vacation policy including mental health days

About the company

Found builds tools that automate taxes and expense tracking for small business owners. The company provides a financial foundation to give small business owners security and peace of mind.